Tapio Hirvonen

I was born in Kirkkonummi Finland 1967 in a military zone close at the Porkkala coast.
I started to draw and paint seriously since at the age of 9.(Wishing some day to make it full time)
I have also studied classical music since at the age of 6 (piano,tuba singing and theory) and made an 27 y career as an repertory stage manager at the Finnish Opera and Ballet between 1985-2011.
Since 2011 I have concentrated and focused only for the visual arts. Today I live and work in southern Ostrobotnia Salmi Kuortane.
I graduated as an visual artist/painter from the ALFA school of arts in Helsinki at 2014.

Confidental posts:
Board member and assistant board member of Seinäjoki Artist´s association (2016-18)
Art Library manager of Seinäjoki Artist´s association (2016-18)
Webpage manager of Seinäjoki Artist´s association (2016-18)

Artist makes observations and has freedom to give names and interpretations to his works. Art work doesn´ t necessarily need to defence itself or have to have narrative support or background to be exist as itself. Art work doesn´t need any explanation to be received and understand by viewers.

Making art for me is a multi leveled moment with several things at the same or at the different time. It´s...

2011->14 Graduation of Visual Artist from Alfa -school of arts, Helsinki
2008-09 Private summer courses for the painting and drawing with teachers artists; Marjatta Hanhijoki, Päivi Sirén and Mirja Airas.
Military music school Helsinki 1983-85
1997-98 Student at the open university of the University of Art and Design. ( nowadays Aalto-University ) Exams of Drawing, sculpting and painting. Some extra courses for watercolor painting. Drawing student at the Helsinki University drawing dpt.

Several music exams in classical singing and piano at the Sibelius Academy and the Conservatoire of Hki 83-07
Military music school Helsinki 83-85

2024 Venice Italy It´s Liquid group 20th International Art Fair24
2024 Helsinki Finland EVA International Art gallery PINK
2024 Ähtäri Finland Pirkanpohjan taidekeskus Vuorovaikutus
2024 Helsinki Finland A+Contemporary Gallery group exhibition Fusion of Art
2024 Kauhajoki Finland solo Trip to near
2023 Lahti Finland GUK galleria Underneath the surface
2023 Alavus Finland Taidekeskus Harri Seinäjoki Artist´s association group exhibition Interaction
2022 Alajärvi Finland Nelimarkka museo Religious themes group exhibition
2021 Alajärvi Villa Väinölä Through the visible solo show
2021 Alajärvi Finland Nelimarkka museo Seinäjoki Artist’s association 60 anniversary
2021 Kauhava Kaari galleria Angel on the sky selected group exhib produced by Nelimarkka museo
2021 Seinäjoki PARSI art library Artist of the month
2021 Paris France Galerie Sonia Monti
2019 Kauhava Finland KAARI galleria solo exhibition
2019 Seinäjoki VARIKKO galleria selected group exhibition 90 Anniversary of Painter´s union Finland
2019 Kuortane Finland Summer solo exhibition
2019 HKI Finland Merikaapelihalli TEOS annual sales exhibition
2019 Seinäjoki Finland Seinäjoen Taidehalli Jäljet
2018 Kauhajoki Finland HELLA galleria solo exhibition Kind of Room
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